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  • proper noun The Chewa language.

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Examples

  • Africa, the station broadcasts for 205 hours a week in three southern African languages - Chinyanja, Silozi and Xitsonga - as well as Swahili, English, French and Portuguese.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • Mr Swanepoel had earlier said Radio South Africa might include broadcasts in the Malawi dialect of Chinyanja in its external service, and Malawian broadcasters might take part in these programmes from South Africa and at the same time undergo training.

    The Rise of the South African Reich - Chapter 15 1969

  • Chichewa 57. 2\% (official), Chinyanja 12. 8\%, Chiyao 10. 1\%,

    The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Chichewa 57. 2\% (official), Chinyanja 12. 8\%, Chiyao 10. 1\%,

    The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Chichewa 57. 2\% (official), Chinyanja 12. 8\%, Chiyao 10. 1\%,

    The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Chichewa 57. 2\% (official), Chinyanja 12. 8\%, Chiyao 10. 1\%,

    The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Hausa, Chinyanja, raising the total number of languages to sixty-three.

    Messages to the Bahá’í World: 1950–1957 1897-1957 Shoghi Effendi 1927

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